Prep Baseball Report

South Texas Preseason All-State: Preview Story


By: Tyler Defibaugh
Texas Staff

This Sunday, January 5th, the Prep Baseball Texas team is hosting the South Texas Preseason All-State at Rice University in Houston, TX. This is an invite-only event for all high school classes (2025-28), and gives our staff an ample look at the area's top players.

For a closer look at the showcase details and the technologies we'll have on-site to assist our in-person evaluation for all in attendance, click here. For a complete look at those registered to attend this event, view the most up-to-date version of the roster by clicking here.

2025 ROSTER

This year's roster is already shaping up nicely. Below, we will highlight the top uncommitted prospects that will be in attendance on Sunday.

Nathan Patterson OF / 3B / Cypress Ranch, TX / 2025

Matthew Scott C / 1B / Paetow, TX / 2025

From 1/14/24:
Positional Profile: C/3B Scott is a big kid that uses his size at the plate to elavate the baseball with some impressive numbers. He is consistent and has a great understanding of the game behind the dish.
Body: 5-11, 210-pounds.
Hit: LHH. Narrow stance, weight heavily on back foot. Slide load step. Efficient swing path, quick through the zone. 71.2 mph bat speed with 13 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 98 max exit velocity, averaged 86.0 mph. 380' max distance. Very impressive power numbers, EV and consistency are quality.
Arm: RH. C-74 mph. Uses a lot of arm, good flight path.
Defense: 2.02-2.10 pop times. Good footwork, needs to use strong lower half more to assist help with velo.
ATH: 7.38 runner in the 60. 1.83 and 4.14 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 24.60 max vertical." 

Chase Bradley C / OF / The Woodlands, TX / 2026

From 1/7/24:
Positional Profile: C/OF Bradley is an excellent defender behind the plate. He is a good athlete and moves well behind there. He makes his pitchers better and is a leader. At the plate, the power is developing and his swing continues to tighten up as he gains strength.
Body: 5-11, 161-pounds.
Hit: RHH. High hands and wide base to setup. He has a toe tap for his load and gets his hands back at the same time. Has some loft to his swing. Shows some pull side power. Could stay in the zone longer, but shows bat speed. 66.1 mph bat speed with 13 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 88 max exit velocity, averaged 79.5 mph. 294' max distance. Shows avg. power to the pullside. Has more strength to gain and should continue to grow into some power.
Arm: RH. C-71 mph. avg. arm behind the plate with a quick release.
Defense: 1.96-2.09 pop times. plus defender behind the plate for his grade. Tough and intelligent with strong wrist. He can really receive and block.
ATH: 7.09 runner in the 60. 1.77 and 4.00 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 29.70 max vertical.

Zane Burton RHP / OF / Klein Oak, TX / 2026

Michael Chin C / OF / Episcopal, TX / 2026

From 6/18/24:
Positional Profile: C/OF Chin shows intriguing upsides both behind the dish and at the plate. His power numbers are impressive, and will continue to increase along with his overall consistency.
Body: 5-8, 183-pounds. Shorter physical frame that is matured with solid thick lower half.
Hit: RHH. Open setup with his hands elevated and loads early as he dips into his backside pre pitch. Moderate leg kick wiith decent load on the backside. Barrel wraps around the ball and has quick hands thatfires hips through. 70.7 mph bat speed with 14 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 96 max exit velocity, averaged 88.9 mph. 346' max distance. Creates solid pull side power from his lower half and has quick hands thats allow him to stay through the zone and make solid contact with all pitches.
Arm: RH. C-77 mph. Quick short arm action with fair arm speed that results in good carry to 2b.
Defense: 2.00-2.04 pop times. Lets the ball travel well into his chest before transfering it. Quick feet from his knees to make consistent throws.
ATH: 7.16 runner in the 60. Acclerates well in the start with quick strides with average speed. 28.30 max vertical.

Jackson Dippel RHP / SS / Second Baptist, TX / 2026

From 9/20/24:
Positional Profile: RHP/SS RHS showing solid stuff. Arm action needs to be firmed, low elbow at times. Arm speed present, like the upside to FB. Shows feel for CB, showing quality when landed. Change is developing. Command/control will improve with firming of arm action.
Body: 5-11, 165-pounds. Good frame/build to add strength in future.
Delivery: Solid delivery. Side step rocker, does a good job of using lower 1/2. 1st base side rubber start with online stride. Good job of getting over front leg.
Arm Action: RH. TQ slot. Full circle with length to backside, gets inverted. Works well, showing arm speed. Gets under stuff at times.
FB: T88, 86-88 mph. Solid FB showing ability to work both sides of plate. Some arm side tail present along with some carry up in zone. Command must be firmed. T2197, 2080 average rpm.
CB: 74-75 mph. Solid CB action when landed. Depth to finish. Will get swing and miss. T2265, 2183 average rpm.
CH: 81-82 mph. Sink/fade action present with some deception. Avg pitch in future. T1855, 1793 average rpm.

John Dolan C / 3B / Hargrave, TX / 2026

From 1/7/23:
Positional Profile: C/3B Dolan has big power potential at the plate, and shows good receiving skills behind the plate. He has all the tools to be one of the top '26's in the state.
Body: 5-11, 185-pounds.
Hit: SH. 50/50 set up, rocks back for load. Hands start high and stay high throughout load, attack down on ball on contact.
Power: 86 max exit velocity, averaged 75.8 MPH. 307' max distance. Barrel stays flat through zone and gets on plane early. Shows power potential to all fields
Arm: RH. C-77 mph. OF-86 mph. delivers accurate throws to 2B with quick arm action.
Defense: 2.00-2.12 pop times. goof footwork on throws to 2B, receives decent.
Run: 7.52 runner in the 60. 

Noah Eckles 1B / RHP / Reagan, TX / 2026

From 1/6/24:
Positional Profile: OF/RHP Eckles is an incoming sophomore that is beginning to prove some of the work he put in this past offseason in the weight room and at the cages.
Body: 5-10, 193-pounds.
Hit: RHH. Wider stance, slightly open. Barrel is flat, small load step. Short and quick through the ball, consistent swing. 65.7 mph bat speed with 19 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 92 max exit velocity, averaged 79.7 mph. 321' max distance. Barrels it up often, shows some XBH potential. Incorporate lower half to release full power potential.
Arm: RH. OF-80 mph. Solid arm action, slight recoil. Throws through target.

Delivery: Throws from the stretch, OTT release. Slightly closed stance. Momentum pulls him towards first.
Arm Action: RH. Clean arm action, plant foot and release point look good.
FB: T80, 78-80 mph. Release point is hard to pickup for hitters. Pretty firm. T1879, 1820 average rpm.
CB: 66-70 mph. Has some late break, plays well of located properly. T1928, 1673 average rpm.
CH: 72-73 mph. Looks a lot like his FB. Good pitch to keep the batter guessing. T1712, 1649 average rpm.
ATH: 7.29 runner in the 60. 1.77 and 4.07 in the 10 and 30 yard splits.

Austin Isom OF / 3B / James Earl Rudder, TX / 2026

From 6/25/24:
"Isom had a really good day at the plate. He showed his strength and bat speed off with the top exit velo of the day, topping out at 98.4. He has a compact build with present strength and showed the ability to really get the barrel through the zone. Isom is a solid athlete, and profiles best as a corner guy, but the bat really plays."

Ian Palacios 3B / 1B / Tompkins, TX / 2026

Braddock Raven SS / RHP / Victoria East, TX / 2026

Carson Sharp C / 1B / Liberty Hill, TX / 2026

From 6/18/24:
Positional Profile: C/1B Sharpe has continued to impress at all of our events,showed off his ability when it mattered, in game. Colleges should be taking a look at him.
Body: 6-2, 200-pounds. Good build with room to add strength.
Hit: RHH. Decent approach to hit with hands, dead stop start with body. Some lift in swing, Hands are quick and stays through the zone well and reaches full extension. 70.2 mph bat speed with 16 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 93 max exit velocity, averaged 82.6 mph. 332' max distance. Sharp makes consistent contact to all fields with easy juice, has a good feel for his barrel.
Arm: RH. C-79 mph. OF-88 mph. Slow long arm action that had solid velo and accurate throws from the OF, Short from the ear motion from behind the plate.
Defense: 1.97-2.07 pop times. Received fine in game, good mechanics with blocking and throwing.
ATH: 7.26 runner in the 60. Short choppy strides, runs tall. 24.50 max vertical.

Jacob Soliz SS / 2B / Rouse, TX / 2026

From 9/20/24:
Positional Profile: SS/2B RHH/Inf…will add strength in future. Steady defender with versatility on the dirt. Upside to hit ability adjustments.
Body: 5-10, 175-pounds. Solid build showing some strength to lower. Will add strength in future.
Hit: RHH. Lands slightly closed in good position to hit. Linear movement to back foot sliding away from plate. Would like to see development of driving foot forward instead of sliding away with movement costing ability to impact baseball. Foot sliding away is fine on balls away for balance, hinders impact on pitches middle in. Wrap created with back elbow raising with stride and slight inward turn of lead shoulder. Soften back elbow will allow barrel to maintain improved launch position and short path to zone for barrel. Decent bat speed will be helped by shorter path with barrel. Length to swing with uphill path, would recommend improving getting on plane with swing looking for more line drive contact, balls in the air are not a benefit with present ability. 67.6 mph bat speed with 15 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 91 max exit velocity, averaged 75.4 mph. 257' max distance. Opportunities present for adjustments with both movements of body and swing. Upside to hit ability with changes.
Arm: RH. INF-86 mph. Arm works well with ability to throw from all angles. Arm strength will continue to improve in future.
Defense: Feet work well getting body into position to field baseball. Feet work fine thru fielding process. Fields baseball deep, can improve fielding baseball out front. Shows avg body control and agility. Fair foot speed/quickness.

Caden Stambolis RHP / Taylor, TX / 2026

From 9/20/24:
Positional Profile: RHP RHP…Arm works fine, developing arm speed. FB will add velocity, command/control must be firm for success. Secondary flashes quality action. Spin present to both CB and Slider, release point varies. Change is developing pitch.
Body: 6-0, 181-pounds. Good build/frame to add strength. Will have solid body in future.
Delivery: 1st base side start, slight cross step delivery. Side step rocker, nice job of using lower 1/2. Solid finish out front.
Arm Action: RH. Cutoff circle with length, gets inverted. Decent arm speed. TQ slot with nice finish.
FB: T87, 85-86 mph. FB shows solid carry up, arm side run present. Fair command, must firm ability to work down. T2316, 2195 average rpm.
CB: 75-77 mph. Solid spin present. When landed, depth to finish. Inconsistent release point, must firm. T2253, 2251 average rpm.
SL: 73-77 mph. Short down action, inconsistent finish. Quality pitch firming of release. T2304, 2147 average rpm.
CH: 79-79 mph. Tail/sink, limited use. Fair deception. T1338, 1338 average rpm.

Ryan Steele OF / OF / Victoria East, TX / 2026

From 1/13/24:
Positional Profile: OF/OF Ryan is a very well rounded player that shows great athletic ability. He is well balanced in the box witha smooth swing that gives him the potential to hit for both power and average. Still just a sophmore, he will continue to develop and has a good chance of contributing to a roster at the next level.
Body: 5-11, 179-pounds. Athletic well balanced frame. Still very young with plenty of time to fill out.
Hit: RHH. Straight stance, balanced and athletic. Hands set high behind the head with a slight low leg lift. Good rythym with the hands and load on the backside. Keeps knob and hands inside the ball well as he rotates the trunk thorugh. Bat stays on plane through the zone. 69.5 mph bat speed with 18 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 93 max exit velocity, averaged 83.5 mph. 337' max distance. Ryan has quality pull side power with gap to gap extra base hit ability. He shows the ability to adjust well and drive the ball where it is pitched.
Arm: RH. OF-84 mph. Straight over top long action. Strong and creates good leverage as he pulls down through the ball.
Defense: Plus foot work. Shows the ability to consistently get around the ball and field it out front and downhill.
ATH: 6.71 runner in the 60. 1.64 and 3.74 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. Runs very well. Fast twitch and light on the feet with good leg drive. 31.20 max vertical.

EVENT CHECK-IN PROCESS

Because of the high number of prospects set to attend Sunday's event, it is imperative that you read our adjusted showcase itinerary below, which will allow our staff to swiftly and efficiently educate and evaluate the players set to attend.

ITINERARY

Sunday, January 5, 2025 at Rice University

POSITION GROUPS

+ ALL Pitcher Only's & Catchers:

  • Check-in: 10:00 a.m.

+ Infielders, Outfielders, Two-Way Pitchers:

  • Check-in: 11:00 a.m.

+ Additional Information

  • PO's will throw their bullpens, we will then move into the position player showcase.
  • Two-way players will throw their bullpens after BP.
  • Catchers will stay to catch bullpens.

MORE EVENT DETAILS

Click here to learn more about our tech partners that have enhanced our players showcase experience. Partners like TrackMan, Vizual Edge, and Blast Motion have helped both our in-event evaluation process, as well the compilation of our post-event scouting reports – and they're also a tool for our players to learn more about their measured and collected data, that can be applied to improve upon their game.


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